Document #1324787
IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Author)
Please find attached to this Response to
Information Request a 12-page report entitled An Interim
Assessment of Community Relations Affecting the Romany Minority in
Brno. The report was prepared by British sociologist Dr. Robin
Oakley, a consultant to the Council of Europe. During a visit to
Brno in December 1997 Dr. Oakley met with a number of local
government, police and Romani organizations. The report outlines
the findings of Dr. Oakley's research trip and contains action
recommendations for the Council of Europe and Brno city officials.
Among other topics, the report includes information on Romani
demography, societal stereo-types, local government and police
relations with the Romani community, police recruitment from the
Romani population, skinhead violence and the issue of criminality
within the Romani community.
Also attached to this Response to
Information Request is an unofficial translation of Czech
Government Decision No. 192 on "Measures to enhance effectiveness
of sanctions for and prevention of criminal offences and
transgressions of advocating, disseminating and spreading extremist
ideologies and attitudes and of activities of extremists groupings
in the territory of the Czech Republic." These measures were
adopted by the Czech government on 19 March 1998. This unofficial
translation was provided by the Czech Embassy in Ottawa.
This Response is not, and does not purport
to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to
refugee status or asylum.
Attachments
Government of the Czech Republic. 19
March 1998. "Measures to enhance effectiveness of sanctions for and
prevention of criminal offences and transgressions of advocating,
disseminating and spreading extremist ideologies and attitudes and
of activities of extremist groupings in the territory of the Czech
Republic." Unofficial translation sent to the IRB by the
Czech Embassy in Ottawa.
Oakley, Robin. December 1997. Report
to the Council of Europe and the City of Brno, Czech Republic: An
Interim Assessment of Community Relations Affecting the Romany
Minority in Brno. Report sent to the IRB by the Czech Embassy
in Ottawa.